A Genetic Visionary

She said ‘Yes’ to the guy on the right because she could tell that half of my genetic code combined with half of hers would product this AWESOME little boy on the left! I told you…she’s a genius!

When Dawson is not tired or hungry, he is smiling. I can’t describe how much of an amazing gift my son is to us. Each day, he makes me smile. I love my boy. I also love my wife who is, as I said, a Genetic Visionary!

So here’s the reality:Dakota has gone to kindergarten for about 2 weeks now, but they’ve only been half days and last week was sporadic. THIS week Tuesday/Wednesday were half days and Thursday/Friday were full days.

It is hard to fathom that my ‘little girl’ is 5 years old and is now a kindergartner. Doesn’t seem possible. One of the reasons for the book is because they seem to be growing up so fast. There are things they say and do that I do not want to forget. AND…I want to hear them say it in their own words.

Yesterday, I had a date with 2 beautiful girls. It was Dakota’s first full day of kindergarten and I came to have lunch with her and big sis (Karis).

This morning, as we’re all getting up, Dakota mentions pancakes and I think that’s a great idea. So…before mommy gets down stairs there are whole wheat pancakes on the plates going to the table. I like Fridays to be sort of the fun day for breakfast whenever possible.

Karis did some of the flipping for me.

When you’re the artsy/sappy dad and making breakfast, they don’t always turn out exactly perfect. What’s your best guess on this shape? I said “At-At”.

Not only is this the 2nd full day of kindergarten, but Dakota wants to ride the bus home with Big Sis. We’re only 5 minutes away from school and the teachers are GREAT at Heritage Elementary School!

I got a new phone this week (Sprint HTC Evo). I must have only had my TREO for 1 week because I got it the month before Dakota was born. Something must have happened. One blink and Dak is 5. I’ve got 2 bottles of Visine and a box of toothpicks. I am not closing my eyes again!!!

After 5 years of having the same phone, I got an Evo last night. This, of course, was the first photo I took with the camera (a little plug here for Moe’s or ‘Welcome to Moe’s as we call it).

I started asking The Birthday Questions with my daughters a few years ago. I thought it was a cool idea, but when my wife, Dana said, “Don’t forget to do The Birthday Questioins with Karis” last year, I realize other moms and dads would like this to.

The Birthday Questions is really the PERFECT Baby Shower gift. It is truly a gift that new moms and dads will use for the next 20 years and will thank YOU SO MUCH that you gave them this gift. (Purchase it today in our store for just $9.99!)

Who do you want to marry? (just image playing back the different years’ answers at your child’s wedding rehearsal dinner).

If you are going to write, publish and sell a book, you HAVE to be on Amazon! There are a number of other online sites that sell books (HUGE SITES!), but as a point of legitimacy and credibility, Amazon really is key.

I’m thrilled to say that you can now purchase “The Birthday Questions” on Amazon!

To show that I’m a totally creative nerd type guy, I end up going to the Amazon link every couple of days just to see if it’s still there. It is. It won’t go anywhere. It’s just cool for me to see my book on Amazon. Yep, total nerd. I’m ok with that.

The easiest way for me to understand something is to see it in action. I am a professional musician (film composer, songwriter and producer) and I’m pretty much functioning in the right brained world most of the time. I am a visual person.

As folks are asking me what “The Birthday Questions” book is all about, the simplest way for me to explain it (at least to me) is to show the book in action.

Each year, on our children’s birthday, we ask them a series of questions and video tape the question/answer time. Dakota just turned 5 and we asked her “The Birthday Questions” for her age. (As your child develops, so do the questions.)

Dakota said it was ok for me to share this video with you. So for all the right brained folks in the world, here is Dak answering some of “The Birthday Questions.”

I’m not sure why there was a shotgun sound when she answered the boyfriend/who do you want to marry question.

If you could sit down and watch recordings of your parents, yourself, your husband, or your wife answering questions as a child, what would that be worth? And what if you could take simple, easy steps to give your child that priceless gift beginning right now?

I’m one of those mushy, sappy dads. I always have been. If ‘Enchanted’ is on, I almost ALWAYS end up taking a work break (I work from home) to snuggle with my girls and watch it. I just can’t help myself.

A number of years ago, I started a tradition where I ask my girls a series of questions on their birthday. We video tape the question/answer time. I ask a whole series of questions like “What’s your favorite color?”, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” and the fun/dreaded, “Who do you want to marry?”

2 years ago, my wife Dana said, “Don’t forget to do the birthday questions with Karis,” on Karis’ birthday. At that moment, I realized that we had something that other parents could use to ask some questions and capture moments with their children. After a LONG process of writing, editing, writing more, editing more and so on, I have finally finished the book.

Click on the button to the right (Order Now!) and you can buy the book right now.

Here is some information about the book:

The Birthday Questions is a collection built year after year, a safe place to capture and keep even the smallest memories of your child’s life. Inside you’ll find a series of questions to ask your child every year on their birthday, which you capture on video, building a library of video snapshots of priceless, irreplaceable memories. The questions and instructions contained in these pages will stand as a record of who you are, who your child is, and who you both will become.

If you could sit down and watch recordings of your parents, yourself, your husband, or your wife answering questions as a child, what would that be worth? And what if you could take simple, easy steps to give your child that priceless gift beginning right now?

Ask questions. Capture moments. Create a treasured and timeless keepsake. Make memories that will never be forgotten.